HCA agrees to $51 a share buyout

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Hospital operator HCA Inc.
HCA, +0.98%
on Monday said it agreed to be acquired by a group of investors in a deal valued at $51 a share, or $33 billion, including the assumption of about $11.7 billion in debt. The acquiring group includes Bain Capital, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity, and HCA founder Thomas Frist Jr. Under the terms of the deal, HCA may solicit superior proposals from third parties during the next 50 days. The board of HCA, through its special committee and with the assistance of its independent advisors, intends to actively solicit superior proposals during this period.

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